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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-09-15

hi, line necessary 10 be done to the judge,
grounds.
The North Eii.w ORTIZ Union Sewing Cir
Gle viii boli IL sixteenth annual fair and
ie,et st \ -ricuIturaI Hall on Tuesday evening.
>,.. .. The SECOND annual base ball match
b, ~ school districts Nos. and win be
p'aytd in the afternoon a one O'Clock. II
stormy The iir,t fair day.
Our valued corree pondent. Dr. A. ;. Con-
don. u ogden. Utah. i now making visit
10 til, COUNTY. At latest reports be wa with
hi, brother j. :. Condor. E,q.. of Orland.
We hope 10 So him before be return, 10 Utah,
-Gortou'- original New Orleans Minstrel>
will give one ofibeir unique and popular enter
tainnents 81 Hancock Hall, i hi, city, Tues
day c,cujrg. sept. 90. For full particulars see
rhcir advertisement in another column.
Mr.. Miriam Wooster, widow of the late
Capt Isaiah Wooster. Of South Hancock. has
moved to Last sullivan and i residing with
her brother. Thomas Lanedon Hill.
Tie good appearance of last weeks AM
ERIcAN i due to John \. Peter, 2nd, who
ably flied the editorial chair in the absence of
the editor.
Mrs viii Bradley. with her little son, of
Minneapolis. MINI, is visiting her parents. Mr.
aud Mr.. Daniel Adams, in this city.
The famous yesibule train made its last
trip for the season last Saturday. II has been
a great success this summer and we are as
sured that next season will find il again on the
route. During the winter these rolling parlors
will be run on tile nsylvania road.
A contract has been closed with c. W.
Corners for the building OF another fine wharf
at Sorrento. 1t will boon the southeast point
at what is known Eastern Point Harbor.
The old wharf on the northern side OF Beams
Point will also be repaired.
The burning out Of chimney at the Grand
Central Hotel, early last Sunday evening oc-
casioned vocal alarm of fire; boy bad bold
OF the bellrope and was about % give an IN
strumental alarm, when the welcome cry OF
IAN out prevented. (How's that Bro.
Chilcott. y Mount Desert Herald.
Right brother. right.
A Detlham man, VIM. G. Burrill, helped
TO build the first railroad in Maine, the old
yeaze road running from Bangor to Milford.
He never rode Oh the cars, however, until July
9th of this year. He is over seventy-fiye years
OF age.
The Commercial says: Rev. Salem d.
Towne, the new Congregational minister at
Hampden is doing good work in his parish
aud is very much liked there. He is being as
sisted ut present in his e, angeical work by
three young men from Ellsworth Falls who
were in his congregation there.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
A Queer Land Title.
Br0OkLine NeaUs.

A friend of mine, Hugh Craig, a
once, which | have since seen in the
Overland Monthly, regarding claim
to a title.
At Gland court" q middle-aged
Maori appeared, and made long
speech, giving the reason why a title
to a certain piece of land should be
given to him.
An old, grizzled Maori had listened
without saying word.
At last, as the younger man was
about finishing his speech, he inquired /:
"Where are my ancestors buried,
but in this land where L was born7"
When he had ended, the old man
eater slowly arose, and throwing off
everything but waist cloth, he
bounded across the room and addressed
the court, saying:
81 have listened with disgust and
contempt to the words of this tuturn
(nObOdy). What claim can he have to
this land ? | conquered long ago the
people and lived on that land, when he
was small child that the mistake
then made was in permitting him to
live! And he asks: where are my
duCcSIOIS Uurleu. Goll Hlul, anu
show him. "Here here "-patting his
stomach with his left hand. "His an
cestors are here. ate them, and that
is my title to the land"
No better or stronger title to native
land can be brought before the native
land courts than the above described
little by Indigestion"
If the Massachusetts Title Insurance
company would open branch Office in
the land of the Maoris, it might find
some very interesting work in looking
up land titles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
j. GouId's Sharpness.

Every body is laughing in New York
at Jay GOuld's naive statement that
the owners of Western railroad who
wanted to sell out to him "held back
the freight for 10 days till he got out
there" And at his subsequent state
ment: 81 saw train after train pushing
out from every station and thought the
business must be immense" With the
desire behind the thought so dearly
does the public like to see sharp man
cluded in this instance that Jay Gould
was thoroughly taken in. The infer
ence, too, is justified from the evidence
he gave-as far as it went. He had no
motive in carrying it further and the
committee did not elicit any more facts
by any more questioning on that sub
ject. They were willing to let it stand
that way, for it tickled them to think
that for once the bitter was bitten. 1t
gratified Mr.. Gould's purposes to let
that idea go forth. One of the former
partners of the great financier is, how
ever, authority for the statement that
the whole or even the half was not
told. He adds that Mr.. Gould made as
a condition of the purchase ga COM
parlsOn OF the shipments OF that week
with the shipments of corresponding
weeks for two months preceding and
two months succeeding the date of
this contingent agreement" When in
his small, neat handwriting he, him
self, wrote in that condition, the cOun-
tenances of the far Westerners fell.
Their spokesman is said to have smiled
a sickly smile and to have remarked:
awe might as well be frank with
you, Mr.. Gould"-
mo; that is not necessary" Mr..
Gould is said to have replied. "Your
locomotives were frank enough
they've been going by me in numerical
order all day, and never knew them
to run in that order before. You
needn't be frank, but your train de-
spatchers ought to have known better
than to have given you all away"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
The Insolence of Wealth.
Atlanta Constitution.

The insOlence of purse proud man
was never more glaringly displayed
than in a remark made by Broker
Ponder in New York court the other
day. When asked if certain person
was dead, Ponder replied that she was
as good as dead that he was poor u
Broker Ponder is not alone in his be-
lief, but those who share it do not as a
rule express themselves with Ponder's
frankness. Too many of our people
take this view of life. Let us see what
it does for them. 1t leads them to
make money dishonesty. 1t fills our
penitentiaries with thieves, and swells
the stream of fugitives all the time
pouring into Canada. 1t corrupts leg
islatiOn, justice, and society. 1t raises
artificial barriers that keep the poor
out of the churches. 1t makes men
hunt mp temptation instead of shun-
ming it. 1t saps the very foundations
of social morality and good govern
ment. If the poor man is as good as
dead, is the rich man any better off
Not many months ago Jay Gould, in
one OF his softer moods, told a news
paper man that his happiest days were
those when he was a barefooted far
mer's boy. The hard millionaire drew
an idyllic picture of country life, and
it was evident that he meant what he
said. He knew that there were lows
in the life of the honest and industri-
Gus poor man that were far beyond his
reach, and he openly admitted it. 1t is
to be hoped that our young men will
not accept the views of Broker Ponder.
Ii they will do their duty In this world
thew will fit themselves FIR nohIar
things than mere money! getting, and
their final reward will fill their meas
ure of happiness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
Knew His Weakness.

Senator Nye, of Nevada, went to
Secretary Stanton one day to make a
petition for some dead soldiers Or
phans. 1t was in the darkest days of
the war. Stanton said: "I have not
time, Mr.. Nye, to see what you want"
Suppose you take time, Mr.. Secre-
tary." "You are unreasonable, Mr..
Nye, in pressing such thing at this
timc," said Mr.. Stanton. "Permit me
to say that you are the unreasonable
man." answered Nye. "If you were
not a United States senator, | should
say you were very impertinent," said
Stanton, haughtily eff you were not a
great Secretary of War l should be
tempted to say that you are making
BANKED fool of YOURSELF" replied the
old Gray Eagle, with his eyes blazing
Stanton looked at him a moment, and
then, softening, said: "Maybe l am,
Jim, who knows7 Come inside and
tell me ali about it," ''Now, Ned, my
boy, yOu are growing sensible" said
Nye, and the business was quickly ar
ranged
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
esNice, Sweet Oranges"
". z. Tribune.

~. L. ITtOune.
A gentleman who enjoys joke was
walking along Main street, the other
day, when he saw large pile of Or
anges in front of "a grocery store
Above them was a sign reading
"Nice, Sweet Oranges" Stepping up
to a clerk, who was standing near the
door, the gentleman said 81 want to
get some nice, sour oranges. These
are just the ones want, are they not p
Eyes, sir. Yes, sir" said the clerk
quickly, "those are splendid oranges,
nice and sour" "Well," said the gem
tleman, "then you had better change
your sign," and OH he walked, leaving
the clerk discounted and | hope snf-
ficiently rebuked for his falsehOOd.
This recalls story which Mr.. Low
ell tells in his essay on Cambridge
Thirty Years Ago" "At one of these
groceries the unweaned (Harvard)
students used to play a joke handed
down from class to class. Enter A.
and asks gravely:
"'Have you any sour apples, Dea-
comp
"'Well, no, haven't any just now
that are exactly sour, but there's the
bell flower apple, and folks that like a
sour apple generally like that exit
Az Enter b: Have you any sweet
apples, Deacon p well, no, L haven't
any just now that are exactly sweet,
but there's the bell-f1ower apple, and
folks that like a sweet apple generally
like that Exit By
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
Ghe GaIedonian.
Thy Burden.
every one on earth


To every one on earth
God gives a burden to be carried down
The road that lies between the cross and crown
No lot is wholly free;
He giveth one TO thee.
Some carry il aloft,
Open and visible to any eyes;
And all may see its form, and weight, and SIZE
Some hide it in their breast.
And deem it thus unguessed.
The burden is Gods gift,
And it will make the bearer calm and strong
Yet. lest it press too heavily and long.
He says. Cast it on Me,
And it shall easy be.
And those who heed His voice,
And seek to give it back in trustful prayer,
Have quiet hearts that never can despair;
And hope lights up the way
Upon the darkest day.
Take thou thy burden thus
Into thy hands, and lay it at His feet,
And whether it be sorrow or defeat,
Or pain, or sin. care,
1t will grow lighter there.
1t is the lonely load
That brushes out the life and light of heaven,
But, borne with Him, the soul, restored, forgiven
Sings out through all the days
Her joy, and Gods high praise.
-[MARIANNE FARNISGHAM in Christian World.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
Neutrality-suspicious. Wheeler
W. e. Curtis in CHICAGO Ne,os.

Whenever he had anything to do he
did it better than most men could have
done it. He was the best presiding
officer the senate ever had. There was
n terrible scene once between two SEN
atOrs during a night session. Mr.
Wheeler was not in the chair. He
reached it, however, shortly after, and
as the discussion arose again he raped
on the desk with the gavel, and in a
quiet but firm tone said:
"The senator will take his seatn
The man who was using the hard
words looked up with surprise.
''The senator will take his seat" re-
peated Wheeler. Still the offender
stood, looking as if he did not know
what was the trouble. Then the gavel
came down with another thump, and
in a voice that penetrated every crack
in the chamber Mr.. Wheeler repeated :
"The chair commands the senator to
take his seat !" and the senator sat
down. Then in his usual tone of voice
he remarked:
''As long as the present occupant is
in the chair there will be order in the
senate. The senator may proceed if he
will proceed in order. If he will not
do so, the chair will not permit him to
retain the floor. The senator may
proceed"
There was decided sensation, for
the senator who was thus attack ed
was considered the biggest man in the
body, a man of whom it was said that
Wheeler was afraid, but he never
mounted his high horse again when
the vice president was in the chair.
Mr.. Wheeler had great reputation as
political prophet. He used to be
considered better than a fortune-teller
In forecasting events, and the accuracy
of his predictions was remarkable.
He foretold the panic of 1873 with
such definiteness that his friends won
dered over it as event after event oc-
Cured exactly as he foretold. He also
the nomination of both
Hayes and Tilden in 1876. Several
weeks before the convention met at
Cincinnati he met Blaine in the house
of representatives and said:
"Brother Blaine, don't set your heart
upon the presidential nomination. !
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
SQUIBS.

The reporters say that Mr.. Blaine
"went quietly aboard" at 2 O'clock.
Those who went expecting to see a
free fight were disappointed.
People who want the earth should
remember that it is the meek who
shall inherit the earth, and that there
fore they don't stand much of show.
Il Boston Post.
At the opening of dog show, Col.
Ochiltree, fiery headed and blandly
sarcastic, was in his element. like
dogs" said he. "The more / know
men, the better l like dogs."-[New
York Tribune.
What is that big iron thing full OF
holes 7 Locomotive boiler" said
Tom. Laura looked thoughtful. After
do they boil locomotives Z" Tom,
DER" he said slowly.
A number of San Francisco brewers
paraded through the streets recently
carrying a banner which stated that
they were "slaves striking for free
DOM" Every slave in the line had on
broadcloth coat and a high hat and
spOrted IA buttOn-hOle bouquet.
1t was Rhode Island veteran on his
way to the national camp at Washing
ton, who tried to light the incandes-
cent wire in his state room with a
match. And yet they have cOnsti-
tutiOnal prOhibitOry amendment in
Rhode Island.-[Springield Union.
''Let us elect to our halls of Legis-
lature," shouted an eloquent candidate,
"men who are endowed with common
sense" A mOmentary pause here for
the sentiment to be applauded when a
voice came from the gallery: "But
you can't get such men to run l'-[Lif
A Burlington man has three daugh-
tiers, and they in turn have three beaux.
Nights when the three young men
happen to be there at the same time,
the old gentleman smokes his pipe
and chuckles over what he calls a" ses-
sion of the general COURT Free
Press.
Brown Ito Jones, who has produced
the great American drama)- "Well,
old man, how did your piece GO"
JONES' class. The play is all
right. know several men who were
PiOCOht ohN VIM odb
through the whole show" Brown
lis that SO? Who were they 2" Jones
-"The musicians" Brown treats
Boston Post.
One of the most interesting ma
chimes used i'm the laundries at Troy is
called a "whizzer" 1t dries clothes
by making 1000 revolutions a minute.
One of these days the whizzer will be
introduced into the editorial room, and
the bore who persists in talking while
the editor is busy up to his ears, will
be invited to get into the whizzer and
dry up.-[Springfeld Union.
eyes, sir; Pm in favor of this higher
education for weemin," said progress
sive, old farmer at a school board
meeting. 81 think it's good thing
for 'em, and Pm goin' to have my gals
put clean through compound fractions
and the first part of gogerfy and do
know but I'll let 'em tech a little
grammar. l tell you, gintlemen, the
world am a-pergressin' an we've got
to pergress with it, or git left"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16

The next candidate of the republican
party for president is now governor of
Ohio"
Senator Farwell was one of Mr..
Wheeler's most intimate friends, and
it was largely due to him that the
nomination for vice-president went
where it did in 1876. Zach Chandler
was another. Mr.. Wheeler used to say
that Chandler came nearer resembling
Cromwell than any other character in
history.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
HENRY A. WINTER.

New England has furnished to the
west and other parts of the country
the best of the keepers of first class
hotels. The secret of their success in
pleasing the sensitive and critical pa
trOn of the best hotels is in the matter
of the cuisine; or, in other words, the
quality, kind and variety of edibles
which are placed on the table for his
physical qualification, and the secret
Of their pleasing in this respect is in
their judgment in the selection of the
steward, who has charge of that de-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16

and shouted slowly at the top of her
voice, "Three cheers for the plan of
campaign" have never heard such
cheers in my life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16
Business Is Business.
Neao York Sun.

81 want to place column adj. in your
paper" he said to the editor, calling
attention to my special brand of 'Old
Raven whiskey."
"All right, sir" responded the edi-
tor briskly, 81 will be at your service
in a moment"
Then he went to the speaking tube
and whispered to the foreman:
"Kill that editorial on 'The Curse
of Rum.'n
A Bible name.-"May | ask what the
middle s. in your name signifies, Miss
Bullion %
Certainly, Mr.. DeCrashhe. 1t stands
for Shazzar."
"Shazzar z"
ayes, ] was named after an eminent
woman mentioned in the Scriptures
Belle Shazzar. - lid Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-16
Business Change.

Mr.. C. G. Knell has completed nego-
tiations whereby on the first of January,
1888, he will turn over his stock of fur
niture, carpets, etc, to Messrs. Hans
Clemens and Louis Saltzman, the former
of whom has been with him for fourteen
years, in the capacity of head salesman,
while the latter has been foreman of the
upholstering department for many years,
and is well versed in all branches of the
business.
1t is not Mr., Knells intention to 90 Out
of business for good. He is too active
and progressive a man for that. His OBJ
ject in disposing of his retail trade is to
allow him to engage in larger and more
important venture, that of manufactnr.
ing furniture, a branch of industry thai
he has heretofore pursued, and is pecu-
liariy adapted to follow. Mr. Knell has
already received fattering offers to TO-
cate in Davenport. but it is his desire Il
remain in Rock Island. if suitable loca.
ton and inducements are offered him
He will employ from Is to 30 hands, i
the project is carried out, and such al
establishment would be quite an add
ton to the manufacturing interests of the
city. John Volk & Company have of.
fered to erect building and supply
power for Mr.. Knell on lot adjoinin,
their factory.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-16

BAL TMoRE, May 16-The Brewworkers,
Union, ct this city, has presented a contract
to the brewers for their signature which calls
FOR a reason when man is discharged, de-
cltros that they must not be asked todo work
that viii lnjure them physically or mentally
insists that in the dull season men must be
changed oil 80 that all will have a show
Other demands are that only in case of neces-
sity shall mau he changed from one branch
of work to another, and then he must not
work over two hours; but one apprentice to
every ten men will he allowed; drivers shall
90 over their routes but once day, and two
extra trips per week shall call for extra pay
brewers must not employ a man recommend
Ell by a saloonkeeper. A meeting of the
Brewers ahd Masters aSsocistios was held
which deriied to reject the demands Dis
trict Master Workman Mccartney, of the
Knights of Labor, was present by invitation.
He explained that it was not a Knights OF
Labor strike, and expected the knights to re
main at work.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-16

The Rock Island County Brush Electric
Light company is putting in new ant
stronger system of incandescent lights
by which more candle power will be used
An exhibition will be given in Lloyd &
Stewards store tonight to which the at
tention of the public is invited. TIL,
lights on exhibition tonight will prove
worthy of inspection, as they will be sc
arranged as to be readily turned on ant
off, the same as gas, all being fastened OF
one wire. and d great or small numbe
may be burned to suit the user. In THU
way any number may be provided ant
the subscriber pay for what he gets. Thu
new arrangement will prove both con
venient and economical and Presiden
Huesing or Supt. Blaisdel will taxi
pleasure in explaining the details of th'
new lights.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-16

En- Aid. NJ. NJ. Briggs and wife return,
ed Saturday evening from their extepsiv,
European journey. They left Rock Isl
and December 80, and in the meantim,
have journeyed through England France
Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland ant
Belgium. besides touching on Switzerland
and other countries and the British Isles
on their return. In America they visited
New York, Washington and Chicago
spending several days in each city
They met many distinguished per
sonages abroad, among others, the
Emperor William of Germany, and many
others of royal birth and distinction
While in New York Nj. Briggs bought
stock for the blank book, stationery anC
cigar firm of Don & Briggs. to which ht
will in the future devote his attention
Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs will have their homt
with Mrs. Burial for the present